Toshiba unveils 14-inch USB-powered portable display

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If you’re anything like me then working with a single display on your PC is not the ideal scenario. Ever since adding a second display to my setup I haven’t looked back and my productivity has improved (I’m even considering a third display now I have a free DisplyPort connection on my graphics card).

When using a laptop you are a lot more limited. A second display needs power, is difficult to stay mobile while carrying, and your choices are limited as most displays ship with a stand and aren’t meant to be moved often. Lenovo has attempted to solve this problem by adding a second display to the ThinkPad W700, but it’s small and pushes the price of the laptop right up.

Toshiba does have a new solution though, that it has just unveiled. It’s called the Toshiba USB Mobile LCD Monitor and offers up a portable 14″ screen with a HD resolution of 1366 x 768.

While that sounds great, how have they made it portable? Somehow Toshiba has managed to reduce the power required by the display to the point where a USB connection supplies all it needs as well as the video signal. What that means is you have a second display that only requires a USB cable plugged into your laptop to work.

When not in use the screen folds down flat into a protective leather casing and is only around half an inch thick so that it can easily be slotted next to your laptop in a bag. In terms of weight it’s 3 pounds extra on your shoulder. Options on the display include the ability to make it sleep as well as a brightness selector to save even more power depending on lighting conditions.

The Mobile LCD will work with any laptop running Windows and is already available to purchase from ToshibaDirect.com for $199.99